The Blue Jays took their Winter Tour to an Oilers game and met Wayne Gretzky
The Blue Jays began their Winter Tour of Canada this week, starting in Regina -- with its -42 degree wind chill -- and then spent Saturday in Edmonton. Aaron Sanchez, Marco Estrada and Kevin Pillar concluded their most recent stop with an Oilers game, taking full advantage of their status as Canadian celebrities to get the full NHL experience.
They visited the Oilers' locker room and chatted with Connor McDavid:
Estrada fired off the T-shirt gun:
Estrada brings the heat with baseballs AND t-shirts! ??? #WT2017 pic.twitter.com/g4gKP7v8EV
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) January 15, 2017
And the trio received autographed jerseys from The Great One himself:
#Oilers win! And how was that game? A #GreatOne! Thanks for the incredible hospitality, @EdmontonOilers! ?#WT2017 pic.twitter.com/abrvwYnrCk
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) January 15, 2017
Afterward, Sanchez attempted to explain what it's like to meet the undisputed greatest hockey player of all time:
And with the Jays in attendance, the Oilers topped the Calgary Flames, 2-1 -- not that they want to take sides in the Battle of Alberta, but Sanchez, Estrada and Pillar were definitely Edmontonians for the evening:
#Oilers win! #Oilers win! #Oilers win! #WT2017 ??????? pic.twitter.com/Qk0myOGYsP
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) January 15, 2017